What color is #6D728B?

#6D728B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D728B?

The RGB value is 109, 114, 139: 109 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D728B?

The complementary color is #8B866D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D728B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D728B color

#6D728B rgb(109, 114, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D728B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.7% green and 54.5% blue (109, 114, 139).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#6D728B color codes

HEX	`#6D728B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 114, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, 3.83, -14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 14.78, 285)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.983, 17.15, 26.837)`
Decimal	`7172747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D728B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6D728B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D728B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6D728B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d728b; }
.text { color: #6d728b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d728b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 114 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d728b, #776d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D728B?: #6D728B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D728B?: The RGB value is 109, 114, 139: 109 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D728B?: The complementary color is #8B866D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D728B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.